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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
ANSWERING LETTERS.

Duty Which Should He Performed -
Promptly rs Possible.
Even in this business-like age, when
every thing is done by system. and not
even the smallest inquiry by mail is
supposed to remain unanswered. there
IS now and then found business man
who does not fulfill the duties of cor
respondent. Such q one was the head
of large agency in one of our sea-
board cities. who had. in front of his
desk. a long row of pigeOn-holes, all of
them marked unanswered letters"
and all stuffed full.
"Why don't you answer those let
ters?" visitor asked of him one day.
What would be the use?" he an
swered. "Why. they would only go
and write to me again.
Another man. a lawyer, was found
by caller one day sitting in front Of
an open gate. with his elbows on his
knees and his chin on his hands. watch
ing a great heap Of letters burning
fiercely in the CRATE.
"Why, I thought your man said you
were very busy" said the caller.
II am said the lawyer.
What are you busy about?'
Answering my correspondence"
said the lawyer, as he pointed to the
letters burning in the CRATE.
1t is worthy of note that the agent
who feared that his correspondents
would write to him again if he an
swered taeir letters lost his place, while
the lawyer had means of earning an in
come other than those attending to the
business details of his profession. There
is no safer rule that business man can
follow than this: ''See that all your
letters are promptly and politely an
swered. by somebody in your employ.
if you can not doityourself "-YoulHs
Comparison.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
THEY COME NO MORE.

They come no more!
The little voice that lsped its morning song,
The little feet that battered all day long.
The little hands that mine SO loved to press,
The little lips whose touch was a caress.
They come no more, alas! they come no more
They come no more!
The laughing eyes that fondly looked in mine.
The baby ways that round the heart-strings
Irvine,
The curly head that nestled On my breast;
All. all have left me for sweeter rest,
They come no more, alas they come no more
They come no more!
And yet to soothe my sorrow and regret,
The feeling comes my boy is with me yet,
know that some day, when this life is past
Loving me still the same, with JOY at last
He'll come once more, ali! yes, bell come
once more
George Birlseye, in Detroit Ere, Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

"A colored woman in California b.
queathed one thousand dollars to the
colored schools of Richmond
"A Presbyterian preacher in Pitts.
burgh. Pa. has begun to illustrate his
sermons with large oil paintings.
-}:ev. VIM. Irwin. of Troy. n. r,
has been elected to the secretarvship
of Presbyterian home missions. in the
place of DR.. Roberts.-Chicago Adrdnce.
The late John George, a benevo-
lent Friend of Philadelphia, has left
the larger portion of his estate for a
boarding-school,t to be located in East
ern Pennsylvania, for the education Of
children of the Society of Friends.
According to reports compiled by
the Methodist Episcopal Missionary So
ciety the world contains 10000, OOC
Catholics. 10000, 900 Mohammedans.
lit. 100000 Proiestants, $4,000. OOC
members of the Greek Church, 5000.
600 Hebrews. $50, 100000 heathens.
Princeton College hasadopted rules
for comforting the degrees of Doctor Of
Philosophy and Bachelor of Divinity
upon applicants who, without attend
ance in Princeton. shall have pursued
specific courses of study and passed .
satisfactory examination upon them.
"A trial of an unprecedented nature
took place in Kinston. n. c., last week.
A lady teacher was insulted and the
school disturbed by young girl in the
school. Among other things she called
the teacher a pop-eyed fool" She
was fined twenty dollars. Clereland
Leader.
The President and Fellows of Har.
ward College have recently come into
possession of a magnificent bequest OF
$3.50, 900 and upward, which is applica.
BILE only for purposes of special astro-
nomical investigation. The fund was
left by the late Uriah A. Boyden.
The Nashville .4drocate says: sim
stead of $4,000 we must put the net
gain in membership of Southern Meth.
odism this year at $4,000 souls. The
official reports thus far received by the
book editor show an increase of more
than 10000. while there remain ten
conferences yet to be heard from.
When all are in. the grand total will
not be less than $4,000"
DIR. Henry NJ. Scudder, formerly
pastor of the Central Congregational
Church of Brooklyn. has just resigned
his pastorate of Plymouth Church OF
Chicago, and intends to go to Japan.
where he has son and daughter. He
is to take charge of an institution for
the teaching of Biblical knowledge. II
is said that the Japanese Government
conducts the institution. Dr. Scudder
used to be a missionary in Japan.-N
Y. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The estate Of the late Cyrus h. Mo
Corm'ck. ST.. Of Chicago, foots up /.
toAd OF more than "a. SOC. 600. the profi
o. thu patent reaping machine.
-Jastice Gray is the only bachelor
upon the United States Supreme Bench.
He is the largest man in the court. the
baldcst. and is famous epicure.
An illustrated edition of the MAS
terrieces of French Fiction will be is
sued in monthly volumes in London.
1t will comprise works of Hugo. Dumas
and she.
Richard W. Thompson, of Indiana.
formerly Secretary of the Navy. is said
to receive a salary of $s5. 900 q year
from the promoters of the Panama
canal scheme for the use of his name,
The Shelley Club is the latest lit
erary craze in London. Students may
divert their thoughts for the time from
the incomprehensible Browning, to
follow the smoother verse of the earlier
poet.
The widow of Colonel TOM
Scott. the railroad magnate, now lives
In regal state in Philadelphia. She
was poor Pittsburgh girl. and earned
her own living by painting photo
graphs.
IF. j. w. Glib. the translator of
1.-The History of the Forty Vizirs,"
and other works from the Turkish, is
at present engaged upon translation
of the thirteenth century French ro-
nance of "Aucassin and Nicholete."
General Boulanger. the bellicose
French Minister, when engaged in de-
bate, drinks only sugared water. Bis
marck drinks brandy and water. But
Boulanger. on being recently ques-
toned on his taste, answered that one
can keep cooler head on sugar than
on brandy.-Clereland Leader.
Queen Margaret of Italy is danger.
Ously susceptible to cold, and seldom
is without heavy wrap. even in WELL
warmed rooms. Her own apartments
in the Quirinal are kept at tempera-
ture which is to most people oppres-
sively hot - about eighty degrees
Fahrenheit.-N Y Independent.
Philip Karner lived the life of a
social recluse in East Greenbush, N.
T.. and died alone and apparently in
agony. 1t was not until his will was
read distributing an estate of $780,
900 that his relatives became inter-
ested. and there are now nine LAWYERS
representing fifty-two heirs contesting
the will.
The Duke of Westminster and the
Duke of Argyll have withdrawn from
the honorary council of the American
Exhibition in London, owing to the
manner in which their names are men,
toned in petition to the Prince of
Wales to accept the Presidency of the
council of the exhibition, and also,
they state, because they have learned
that the exhibition is purely private
speculation.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
HUMOROUS.

The Utica Herald says that many
of its subscribers who get their paper!
through the mails don't get them. How
do they get them if they don't ge'
them?
-Husband-"I have a surprise fol
YOU. my dear" Wife-''Then it will
probably stay in the store. know my
last summers bonnet did, -Philadel
phia Call.
why don't they have leader fol
this orchestral" Perhaps because Of
its tendency to play faster than any
body can shake stick at it. BOSTON
Transcript.
First Editor-"Can you give me an
equivalent for fired with enthusiasm,
Jack?" Second Editor-"Certainly. my
boy. Write it elected with cheerful
alacrity. "-Boston Courier.
Well Proportioned.-New York
Girl-''The feet of the Statue of Liberty
are six feet longr' Chicago Lady-"Six
feet long? Why she must be nearly
twenty feet high thenr'-LJe.
Whats a life insurance." asked
one boy of another. ''Well, 1 s'pose."
said his companion. ''it's a concern
that keeps man poor all the time he's
alive, so that he may die rich.
First Young Boston Blood-''Say.
Duxley. did you ever see the sun rise?'
Second Young Boston Blood" No,
Sam, l don't think ever did. Idon't
remember that l ever stayed up so late
as that. Journal OF Education.
Some college officials at the East
were lately speaking of the interests
Of their colleges. when one of them
mourned the lack of endowment.
'.Never mind" said another, lit will
come by degrees!'-Watchnan.
-Wife-''John. who was it said
Keep your powder dry" Husband
II don't know. exactly" Wife-"It
must have been a man." Husband
''Why?" Wife '.Well. no woman
would ever think of putting water in
her powder-box.'-Td-Bit
"A Serious Case. said
a Philadelphia patient I'm troubled
with insomnia, and 1 want you to do
something for me- do you lie
awake most of the night?" asked the
physician. mo. I'm all right at night,
but l can't get any sleep during the
day. life.
Thompson Street EchoingA-Mr.
Sims-''Look . heah, yo' brack trash!
W-what d. yo' 60 fer ter tell 'Rastus
Cluff dat I he'd a mons tous big raouf
fer?" Mr.. Did'n say NO
eech fng. Bre'r Sims. DEFY wuz talkin'
down ter de lardge bout putin in a
new cist'n. en- jes said dey'd bettah
see you bout it. OATS all PUCK.
She Read His Mind
"This undertaking Of which hear.
1t puzzles me completely"
She looked up IT her bashful beau.
And said, - she smiled sweetly:
why, lean read your mind with casa"
''YoN can, indeed, then do So"
sYou wish that would marry you,
But you're afraid 70 say So"
-Hosper's DGzac
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28
PiTh AND POINT.

II
Tho most steadfast followers Of
ones fortunes are his creditors
J The woman that maketh . good
pudding in silence is better than she
who maketh tart reply.
"A correspondent says that ESQ. 0OO
in New York don't 60 far" 1t ire
quently goes as far - Canada. any
way.-Norristown Herald.
Never eat pies" is the advice Of
some physicians. but . wiser doctor
said recently, Never eat pastry. un-
less it is first rate. "-Boston Journal.
From . Gallo Point of View
''Ah! but zis ees q fonney contree. II
. man hat fast horse he call it mere
after his muzzare. and if he hat two he
calls it pere after hees fathaire. ~
Life.
"A Brooklyn man came near get
ting into hot water by calling music
teacher "a musical quack." But he
got himself right into summer land by
explaining that he meant she was .
duck of teacher.
-Client-'.Now, Mr. H, isn't
your fee rather large?" Lawyer-'I
am sorry you think so. Mr.. B;
but you must remember had great
deal to do. I spent q great deal Of
time preparing my charge for the
jury" Client-'Great Scott! Do L
pay the jury?'-Boston Budget.
FL started West" said penniless
young man to the chief of police in
Chicago. Il had $1,000 when left
New York. 1 paid $22 for my rail-
road ticket and took my meals in the
dining car" Say no MORE" ex-
claimed the chief. That's what's
gone with the rest of your money
Burdette.
Drummer for cuff and collar firm
to customer-''These collars offer
you. sir, are the very best in the mar
ket at the price. They are four-ply
linen face. hand-sewed button
holes and won't wear out. I've got
one on that I've been wearing six
months" Customer, looking at it
ugh! should say you had
-John-Do you understand this cur
rency question? Abijah-Sometimes
| think l do. and then again don't
Landlady-Is there any particular time
of the week when your mind is special
ly uncertain on the question:? Abi;ah-
Not that know of. Why do you askP
Landlady-Because I've noticed you
had an absent-minded way for two or
three days after left your bill on the
table.-Boston Record.
why do we prefer the poets of
the past to those of the PRESENT." asked
the teacher. Because" replied the
smart bad boy. 1.-The poets of the past
are dead" "And. thereforeY' suS-
gested the teacher. ''They can not
write any poetry" continued the smart
bad boy. Neither do the poets of to-
day." replied the teacher, kindly; 80
you are away off your base. Go down
foot" And the astonished boy began
to wonder if the teacher wasn't getting
little bad herself. 1t turned out,
however. that magazine had just re-
turned her verses and published some
Of Whittier s.-Burdette.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-04-28

-Philsdelphia is to have colored
Catholic church. There are two hun
dred colored Catholics in the city, and
but very few of them find it advantage
Gus to worship with their white breth-
rem,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
Etiquette Of the Hat.

Ine well bred man raises his hat If
passes lady, though stran yer. in II
Aall OF hotel, on the stair, or if he d.
her any Int lie service. such as restoring i
AN or glove, or if she makes an inouir.
aim or he OF her. A gentleman WALL
WITH an acquaintance raises his hat
hose persons whom his acquaintance
'uteS, but does not bow. Gentlemen
move their mats in hotel elevators WI
''dics are present. \ recent writer
etiquette CONSIDERS that this - not
mandcd 10y polltcncSs at the best. and
beside, SO announcement To do when
elevator is full that it might be abandon
altogether. The Inconvenience mention
undoubtedly occurs at times. Ncyert
less. this IS pleasant custom. and y
nave not SO many acts Of formal couriC
that 1t Is well to dispense with anyo of r6,,
unnecessarily. y gentleman lifts his !,
to his wife. his mother or sislcrupon me,
Ing them in II public place 20, dcfcrenilul.
as to any other lady. A wcll.brrd ms.
also removes his hat upon entering pluc
Of amusement. while an ili-brcd man NJ,
often take his nat of only when n,
reaches his seat. though that NAV /, fui
from the entrance.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
Alleged Htinor,

There IS fair prospect that aitcmnts
u the life Of the Car viii in time depo.
'lhe Russia, with the sole exception OF Ii
'laicsty.
Chicago mothers now Brighten their
naughty children into obedience win the
following warning: IF YOU are not
good, the Interstate Commerce bill W!
catch you"
ION, dear sighed Mrs b. with
tooth ache, why can't people be born
without tccth?' III Won will reflect a
moment, my dear. replied Mr.. b. "vc.
VIII be convinced that such is the fact"
Ut negro wedding in this city q short
lime ago, when the words love, homo,
ana obey were reached, the groom inter.
rupted the preacher, and said: Read that
again, sab; read il wuncc mo-, SOS de lady
Kin kctch de full SOLE iry ob de meauin'
Use been married bcto
After the accident. She--Wcre YOU
hurt much, Mr.. DcDoodle? Mr.. d. >
Aw, Miss CIaiwa, was. av. kno lcI
scnseless. don't you know. Shc-Oh. I'm
so glad you escaped, They told mo you
had been injured Nj bed. wor Ter,
what She means.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
LITTLE LAUGHS.

fast man is very slow when it comes Il
paying ms debts.-I'ort Worth Tex.) Mail.
Nj cyrus Field is discovering how sharper
t"ah seIpents tootl it is to bc the under
Cog IN n thankless syndicate.-St Louis Re
publican.
III Is no great wonder that the Prince Of
wales dances so charmincly Tho British
taxpayer settles with the fiddler. louisville
Courier Journal.
ausIc' wrote Carlyle, sis kind OF mar
u r.,'te, uuiathomable Speech II INNS. ba
tIat he had just heard a high priced soprano
III phenomenal church choir DWELL
Citizen. e''
blSNov-Dont You think that Blobson has
- IDH.,'' ably full, pleasant voice' Popinjay
vel don't know. His voice often sounds
III" % ihc.-Burlington Free Press.
Inc fellows with rel neckties that Won
meet at the races world come under the
'e''d oil outdoor sports. Yonkers Statesman
IL Is sad that croquct is going to be re-
,I''u "S"ih TINS summer. II you are en-
- Cd nau better got married before the
Q"afrcL-Burlington Free Press.
Gen. Butler rarely smokes, but is in tho
""'lt OF carrying an ualightcd cigar in his
~ y d. lis friends shy il is brcau. il is hard
.'r mn to find bis natch.-Ncw York Com.
norcial Advertiser.
lie Cincinnati bank robbers wear better
'IolH1N and pray louder than the Texas train
roo'crs' hut their principles are the same
Fort Worth Qcx) Gazette
This morning a Rondout bontnon n
PFH'HlE az the mcanEcss Of another mon
>aId; lie Is the mcaucst man ever know or
. ara or honestly believe that tbora i ,,o,
. lH'ahrr nor rs mean man LIVING toJov
.-.' mother must lave got patent RIGHT o,
IS m'anneSs when he was born. "-Kinps,o, !
rccman ''0"
.ao other day woman in Kinr,io, vhc
N'iI ON typewriter at n very rand
was al broken NJ" Mt hcnrir- 10
.'s Of hand organ She could not write
I'D iie music ceased. S'hc gave as a reas,,p
..,t lLr -. ~ OF the typewriter was all ON, /
oi tune VITA That OF the hand organ. - Kipgs
ton Freeman.
lat Kind Of pud,iug is this. waitergn
4"iloy", sir." as it, Thought H. was me-
..io.tc. boston Beacon.
y Chicago man say, BE- never saw n ~,
''i,l l.uo eyes and offers $50 Tor ono. cats
with Duo Us may b. S crcc. Lut II hc ,yaute
q score or t''o Of cats with ycller voices. Let
nm VII, ''i' town.--1,"ristoun Herald.
"Noa IRIS want tie ,art..." slij Stat,
Nc lctI"r, wEcn o.n d. i.s ,au-lto.; asked
nm Tor go for aic,- 80, .,rt. 40. para. ,ahi
bc ingenious c.n.d a. 90. "no. tho ,o..,h.
MY new jersey. Trcaton Emporium
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
CE TTlNC A FAIR STAI T.
A 1Sung VITO Begins Her rIpe.imenn


WIN "atr'mony In AN Unusual Way.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Callboard lrlurne,
rom ihelr Wedding journey. they settlet
iiSps dowh To housekeeping. uappleI
moves never nestled in hat. ana Ms. Can
poaru determined 10 make home huppy iul
NhaIIcy from The start. No future ms
uHusrslahulngs should arise in their dOiucs
TIC arrangements, II her wisdom aud Inc,
could prevent. When they sat down /,
lheir INST meal Nellie helped him 10 M
Opaque slab Of something about an inc,
thlck, that Tell on the table with a duI,
sickening thud. There is some nom.
made bread like your mother used to makc
IharIcy dear. she said. sveetlv. =.
learned now to make that soliu circle g.
Io!Ier decomposition around the middle @
,le ioai when We were stopping at II,
mouse last week. II YOU should ever WA.
'h"HSe can mae bread whittier TIA
snow ana lShtcr IMAM SEA loan, but tbs
'hc h1hu your ,moltc: makes. thouy.
you might IKE 1t the iIrst DAY TO keen IN
from getting homesick. That mic. tntr
sHc added, seeing him thoughttul,
ehdcavoring to inGent with his fork
u"rA'Dro"n pyramid Of elastic concrel,
- CAKE such rs your Aunt Ellen used
make. got the prescription from hel
4 uCht cat II myself, 6ut il is said TO h.
hal LticsS 4! not taken 10 excess These II
regular fragments OF leather betting an
u"uSLh'lls, Ike those your grandmothci
niaAcs; she Taught me how To make then, |
ana had coroncr's permit TO max |
'noSe' These gha>tly remains on tie pla, |
yer are all that Is lett Of thc holocaust; tA.
u chicken roasted after the prescriptio, |
oi your sister Jane Aud This. Ch,rlc, |
dear, she continued, pouring out coa
hlack liquid, not quite so thick rs H.
Missouri river, but far more odorou, |
'LIs Is coffee like you used to get /,
home. make all these things somewD
Inherent Tor myself, and will use my oW
re Ipes. IS Il rule. after this. but any tim
you want things rs you used to have the
nj rome dear l can I'LL every prescIiptlo
IN ihc pharinacopUa. and don't Vol 70
get IT, Aud lac didn't. That was 1--WE,
y-threc years AGO, and not one of Tie 5
Young Calboards can remember cg.y
nave heard their father so much as uG
% the donghnuts his grandmother wt
make "her he was a boy.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04

\ man in salt Lake City took some
clothes that had been used ahou, pa.
ticnt afflicted with dipathsrin and threw
them over % chicken coop the other even
lng 10 air. When She family same to look
into the coop the next morning nil Of its
inmates were dead. The dead fowls had
bIacs marha on their throats In each in.
Stance altl a whole brOul Of vuun,
chicks periskcd in the same way.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
Millions OF Exploded Shells.

On the way back from Appomattox we
clmc from Richmond TO Fredericksburg.
AL somewhere on the route passed n
p.@cc where nm immense amount of
ammunition had been destroyed at some
forGcr time. | did not learn INV par-
t.clars, bat IL looked "a II all tho nrtil-
iory wagons, and caissons, and nmmuni-
ton chests had been parked in n bic park
and set on fire. The spokes Of some OF
lhe wheels had been cut and then fired.
The fro communicating II the fixed
ammunition and exploding it and blowing
everything up. 1t seemed as IL millions
OF shells were there, some exploded, others
rot, but everything blackened with
burned powder. Every conceivable kind
CT ammunition was there, and some few
pieces 81 disabled ordnance. In some
places tie ammunition would be two or
lTce feet deep, in others none As
reco!lc"t 1t, it seemed rs if there must be
-"o @" three acres in extent. One thing
AT appeared very strange WIGS that some
II tnc s:c!ls were too large for field artil-
,ry. Some, in fact, must have been de-
signed FOR Use on gun boats, ms it could
'Aly have been available for the heaviest
iini of ordnance. / never saw anv nc.
mt OF 1t anywhere, nor have | any idea
o which arny it had belonged. Tire
Ollo in BufTolD Ncv,s
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
\ Dear Friend.

Dc G.lt-Comc Miss Pas,cc, here arc the
wrap. and The evening is charming for
'tcll' 1t VIII pat new color into your
checks
Miss Blunt On a loud whisper)-Yes. 90
come. dear; you've wornthat shade 80 iong
aow, i's gc,.ing noticeable, you know!
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
TO ADyERTIsERs

The RECORD Is GO " OF tine best mrdiuns for
advertisers in Grtlot County. being welcome
visitor 10 nearly cVCr home iu this part Of the
county nnd towns uAioniu~, hut tO insure iu-
Sfrtion the Same week. advertisements should
he handed i'm not later than Wednesday noon.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
Sovcl Design In Clocks.

y rev design in clocks is in the shane
ola balloon. The bag Is Of copper, and il
covered with a net work Of gold wires
Inc face Of the clock is on the side OF the
bag while directly behind is placed a com.
pass. The balloon is complete in every
respect, even to the coils Of rope in the
bottom Of the basket, and the whole has
'he appearance Of being tied 10 n flieht OF
steps of oAid1"d bronze. Chicago Times
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
90 CoRnEsr0NDrNre

=, We cannon notice Anonymous commIuico-
ions n all cases We require the writer nlmc
sno address, not for Publication, but as "a
guarantee of good faith. And correspondents
should write upon ona side oi their sheet only
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-11-04
Little, but. oh, SYy!

AZ eight, by unseen hands.
lis written on the wall;
Upon NY mind il stands
In letters fat and tell:
It's howlcd upon the blast
And muttered in the shower;
Il start.cs me aghast
Zach minute Of the hour.
II haunts the page read,
IL rings within my ears,
lis pictured on the deep
And painted on the spheres;
II descendants my dreams,
And follows where 70,
And now it'srung on every tongue
Ny lady little ''Nol"
A w. Dellaw In PHILADELPHIA Tina